Vehicle-seat



{No Model.)-

(LR-HATCH.

VEHICLE SEAT.

Patented 00's.. 27, 1891.

NITED STATES PATENT Gr mes.

GEORGE HATCH, or TALLMADGE, MICHIGAN.

gyzmoLe-saAr SPECIFICATION forming paz 't of Letters Patent No. 461,832, dated October 27, 18 91. Application filed July 30, 1891 Serial No. 401,131. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. HATCH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at'lallmadge, in the county of Ottawa and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and. usefullmprovements in Vehicle- Seats, of which the following is aspecification. It is the object of my invention to combine with the ordinary seat of a vehicle a supplemental seat of such a constructiomand arrangement in relation to the mainsea't as will afford comfort and ease to the person occupying it, will take up practically no room on the main seatwhen in use, and which when notin use may be folded into compact space out of the way of the occupants of the vehicle.

My invention consists, broadly, in a supplemental seat-arranged andsupported over the main seat in such manner as to leave practically the full seating space of said main seat for use of the persons occupying it, the said supplemental seat being supported by acoutracted or narrowed frame-work. The invention further consists in the struct ure of the supplemental seat, whereby it may be folded, and to the manner of attaching it to the main seat, by which it maybe folded out of the way when not in use. p

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the'invention, Figure l is a side elevation showing the main and supplemental seats in relation'to each other. Fig. 2 is a front view, and Fig. 3 is a view of the supplemental seat-frames.

In the drawings, A' represents themain seat, and B the supplemental seat. The supporting structure of the latter consists of two frames, each formed of a bar of metal bent so as to form the diagonal standards or legs I) and the upper elongated loops 0. Between these loops, which are madeof a length corand firm attachment.

responding to the desired width of Ithe seat, the flexible cloth or carpet extends, passing over theloops-beneath and then up through them, so that the ends of the cloth encircle the outer bars of the loops,and when secured to the mainbody of thecloth forms a strong It will benoticed that the diagonal standards are formed by bringing the two sides of, each bar near together and making. them extend parallel with each other a certain distance and then flaring them outwardly to make a firm and substantial support.

The standard of the frame-section D extends through the standard of thesection E, and its sides bear on the interiorof the sides of the other standard, and by contact form a pivotal connection. be lower end of the section E is formed with aloop or cross-bard of sufficient width to afford a firm base, and between the flaring sides of the other standard a cross-bar extends, to which is attached one end of the band F, the other end of which is secured to the plate e, which holds the lower loop of the standard E. The purpose of this band and plate isto limit the spreading action of the lower ends of the standards and thus prevent collapsing of the seat when theweight'of theperson is upon it. The lower sides of the section I) are flared outwardly and at their ends are 2, which engage any suitable clips at the front of the main seat. The lower end of the section E is freefrom attachment, and by moving it towardth-e lower end of the other sectionthe seat is folded. When the supplemental seat is in use, itexteuds over and rests upon the plate 6 on the top or cushion of the main seat from the-front edge backward, and it is preferably arranged centrally of the main seat,'and thus afliords a seatfor a third per-' son intermediate of the two persons sitting upon the main seat. It' willbe particularly noticed that these'at-frames D E are specially bent to form pintles v formed to economize space and allow the persons outhe main seat nearly the full amount of seating space, as said frames are formed contracted or of slightwidth in those portions below the seat-cloth, and in use the. upper part of the supplemental seat will'project laterally over mainseat, who will thus have the benefit of the whole seating-space beneath, with the exception of the few inches taken up. by the contracted frame-work of the supplemental seat. The'spring of the sides or bars forming the legs is suflicient to keep them in contact, and they pivot upon each other without additional .means. After being folded the seat is turned dowuin front of the main seat, and is thus out of the way. It will be noticed that the cross bars or loops for the cloth are of the full width of the seat, while the standthe laps of the persons on the I I substantially asdescribed.

ards or legs are formed by bringing the sides nearer together at their intermediate portion to secure the spring-contact above referred to and then spreading them at their lower ends again to form the base. Any suitable ornamental fringe may be attached to the front loop to depend therefrom.

The plate 6 has a series of studs 6, against which the cross-bar d may rest, and these allow for the adjustment of the seat. By the use of the plate the cushion isprevented from being worn.

The pintles 2 have studs 3, which bear against the sides of the eyes-4 and hold the seat-frame Din place, and in order to remove the entire supplement-a1 seat it is only necessary to turn the frame D until the studs 3 register with the openings 5 in the eyes, and then by moving the frame laterally the pintles are withdrawn from the eyes and the seat thus removed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In combination with the main seat, the supplemental seat comprising folding sections, one of said sections being pivotally connected to the front of the seat and the other extending over the seat to rest thereon, substantiallyras described.

2. In combination with the main seat, the supplemental seat extending over and above the same. the folding supporting-frame consisting of the two sections having contracted standard portions pivotally combined, and

thela teral extensions at their upper ends,

- 3; In combination, the main seat, thesupplementalg seat, with a folding supporting I frame-work pivotedto the front edge of the 40 .t-liefolding framework, whereby thesupple mental seat maybe folded down against the mainseat, substantially as L lo combination,

seat, an d thefolding-seat cloth supported by described. 7 the main seat, the supplemental seat pivotally combined therewith and'pompri's'ingtwo folding sections, with the seat,proper-permanently connected therea "ardsordegs formed'of the sides, pivoted to Winn-substantially as described.

. I .,.5.f-'lhe'folding seat consisting oi! the two 'andithe diagon', 1 standard, each section being formed of'asingle bar bent substantially as seCtions[D -E,:having the cross bars or loops described; I

1 l .tolding seat consisting of the section's DE,havii1g cross.-bars for-the cloth, the standeach other by contact only, and the connectionhctwe'en the: lower ends of the sections. 7. A folding'sea t consisting of the sections stantially as described.

I) E, having the cross-loops for the cloth, and the standards or legs formed of the sides in spring-contact with each other, the said sides being contin nations of the loops, substantially as described.

8. In combination, in a seat, the sections 1) E, each formed of a single piece of material bent to form the cross-bars tor the cloth and the standards, one section having a loop or cross-bar at the lower end, and the means for connecting the loop with the other section,

substantially as described.

9. In combination with the main seat, the supplemental seat formed of the sections 1) E, the cloth between the upper portions of the sections, one of said sections having pintles, and the clips forming pivotal bearings for said pintles.

10. In combination, in a folding seat, the standards formed of parallel sides, the said sides being continued laterally at their upper ends on each side to form the loops for the cloth. I

11.. In combination, the folding seat-frames having the contracted standard portions and the upper and lower lateral extensions, and the folding seat proper connected with the upper extensions, substantially as described.

12. In combination, the main seat, the supplemental seat supported thereby, and the movable plate e, upon which the seat-frame E rests, substantially as described.

13. In combination, the main seat, the supplemental seat pivoted to the main seat at the front thereof and adapted to fold, and the movable plate e, upon which the rear portion of the supplemental seat-frame rests, sub- 14. In combination, the main seat, the folding supplemental seat attached thereto, and the plate 6, having a series of studs to engage the lower portion of the seat-frame, substantially as described.

15. In combination, the main seat having the eyes 4 provided with openings, and the supplemental seat-frame having the pintles 2 bearing in said eyes, with the studsil adapted to the openings 5, substantially as described.

16. In combination, the main seat, the sup plemental seat comprising a folding tramei work, and the plate e, connected therewith to fold with the frame-work, substantially s described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. I

. GEO. E. HATCH. Witnesses:

FRANKWV. HINE, J. G. ALEXANDER.

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